My husband is in the military and is only allowed to write me letters and call maybe once every two weeks. Even though I am so proud of him and his service I started feeling a little disconnected, lonely, and resentful... More >>

Everybody loses, makes mistakes, fails to perform, does stupid stuff, receives criticism, and gets excluded. That's life. We can't make the bad feelings go away, but we can learn to face them without beating ourselves up. Here are some words to give your kids to help them accept the painful facts of life... More >>

...I started listening to you and was mesmerized at your insight on family dynamics and relationships in general, particularly about the effect the absence of a mother makes on the development of a child like ours... More >>

You did your part in raising a college-ready student. You ensured good schools and teachers; supervised years of homework sessions; braved entrance exams and the obligatory tour of potential campuses... More >>

...I was raised by working parents, who instilled in me the value of hard work and the importance of a career. I became a pharmacist, but even in school, I felt conflicted about how I would juggle being a great pharmacist and a great mom too... More >>

I started listening to you in my mid-twenties when I was naïve and lost. I didn't think the values you talked about existed... More >>

I know that my husband and I managed to escape the statistics - our marriage should never have worked. When we met, he was just out of a bad marriage, we were both on active duty, and he had two minor children... More >>

I work in a medical office and for the past several months we have been made to wear terribly ugly polyester royal blue shirts. More >>

Several days a week, my two-year-old daughter and I go to the gym together while my older kids are at school. They have a childcare room where you can leave the kids while you run on the treadmill or take a spinning class... More >>

...So I love you at a distance. I stay aloof and disengaged. I refuse to give you much of my time, because it won't hurt as much when you tell me you're going to leave me. I know it's coming. It always does... More >>